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floating vote

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noun
those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
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Origin of floating vote

First recorded in 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM floating vote

floating voter, noun

Words nearby floating vote

floating-rate note, floating rib, floating screed, floating stock, floating supply, floating vote, floating voter, float off, floatplane, floats, floatstone
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How to use floating vote in a sentence

  • This was the great opportunity of Ames and his floating vote.

    The Boss and the Machine|Samuel P. Orth

  • They merely show the efforts that are being made to capture the floating vote which will finally decide in any election.

    The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur
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